Malacañang on Saturday said the government would seek justice for the policemen killed in an ambush staged by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental.

“The Palace wishes to express its deepest condolences to the grieving families and relatives of the six policemen killed in yesterday morning’s ambush in Magsaysay, Guihulngan City in Negros Occidental,” Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.